The folks over on the biochar list have recently released a paper called “All biochars are not created equally” that looks at the many factors that dictate biochar quality and methods of testing. With so many variable in feedstocks and char production methods this is a great conversation to have.
Here is a link to the [...]
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All biochars are not created equally
Friday, October 16th, 2009Biochar Machine now for sale
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009We are pleased to announce the release of the Biochar Machine for sale. The purpose of our unit is to make productive use of the other 98% of the biomass that other biochar systems can’t process, thus turning waste into a valuable product or tool to combat climate change. In order to make biochar as [...]
Ditch the propane & power with woodgas
Monday, October 5th, 2009While propane is quick and simple, some of you may want to use your higher quality biomass to power your Biochar Machine. For that you will need to go to WoodyGasifier.com and look at our Off Gridder gasifier. It can turn your wood chips into a fuel gas much like propane as well as powering [...]
Northeast Biochar Symposium
Thursday, October 1st, 2009Join some of the brightest minds in biochar on November 13th, 2009 at the Northeast Biochar Symposium. The Symposium will highlight current biochar research and technological advances and provide vital information to public officials, researchers, farmers and landscape professionals, green industry businesses, and sustainable energy professionals. Biochar is considered a significant strategy for removing net [...]
WECHAR Bill proposes biochar development
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009On Thursday, September 24, 2009, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, and four cosponsors (Senators Max Baucus and John Tester of Montana, Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, and Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico), introduced the “Water Efficiency via Carbon Harvesting and Restoration (WECHAR) Act of 2009.” The bill establishes a loan guarantee program to develop [...]
